Hello, my favorite online shop kindly offered me a good price for this Skin Food Rice Mask Wash Off a week ago, come to remember, I've used to use a natural mask from rice sooo long ago when I was in high school (I'm an old woman now, lol), but lately I've almost forgotten all my home remedies including the rice mask until she suggested me to try this. She gave me bonus Buy 5 Get 1 of Skin Food Rice Mask Wash Off Sachet.. And I just can't wait to try it soon.

The advertisement writes as : Special food for the skin to eat. Contains lots of nutritive and energetic ingredients, such as fresh plants, fruits and etc. To maintan our bodies healthy and lively.

And the back side, it says : Mask with nutritious ice extracts for soft skin texture.
I believe this, because when I was still using rice mask, it really help lighten and and made my skin face smoother, too bad that I don't have enough time to prepare it lately due to my busy work unless during weekend (a big 'me-time' for me).

One sachet I believe can be used until 2-3 times, I didn't buy the jar package since I was still in trial mode, so yes, it's true that I love buying every sachet recently. So that's why you always see my products are only sachet and sachet. That's because I don't want to harm my skin with any more strangers >_< ~ I've already got too much breakout.

As expected, since the ingredient contains rice, the texture is grainy and I can feel the scrub-things which I was sure it was from the rice element.

How to apply : after cleansing, gently massage over dry face. Rinse off.

And I really did it as instructed.

The smell is sweet and quiet subtle, and it feels calming as for me, which mean, I love the scent. It's relaxing. The cream is easy to apply, not too sticky and I put my focus around my T-Zone and cheeks, while massaging my face softly.

Wait until around 30-45 minutes, some said around 15-30 mins, then I washed my face with cold water.

Actually there was no significant result once I used it. But, yes, the scent was calming and refreshing, moreover when I used it before my bed time, I really got a nice sleep and in the morning, my face was a bit glowing and I feel so fresh - compared to me before using this mask. So yes, I love this mask ^^

And, it's recommended to use it once-two times a week, and I will definitely do it.

Finally, last week I succeeded visiting Kawah Putih (english translation: White Crater) for the first time in my life! I've been living in Bandung for more than 5 years, but I had never visited this beautiful place until last week. My friends had so many times asked me to visit there, but chances weren't mine until my bf who extremely forced me, *blush. Well, thanks to him because he kindly managed a time to take me there (after hundred times I whimpered at him though), and yes, I was so damn happy!

Kawah Putih is located around 50 km south of Bandung, West Java, Indonesia and is one of the two craters which make up Mount Patuha, an andesitic stratovolcano (a "composite" volcano) (Source: wikipedia).Yes, it's near the mountain, so I can really feel the cold weather along the way. It was refreshing to see the scenery. Fresh and green trees; so many rice field. How I love suburbs!For me who used to live in a pollutant city, crowded by people, got stuck by cars every day and night, seeing this kind of view is heavenly grace and I really mean it.Anyway, I'm not a good photographer, so I couldn't take the right angle. But trust me, just see it yourself and it's really beautiful. Even more.

We left from Bandung around 9.30 AM and reached there around 11.30 AM (2 hours travel, but it was worth, I enjoyed the scenery and the fresh air so much). It was lucky for us there was no traffic jam, bf told me that it's possible for us to reach Kawah Putih within 4 hours if we got stuck by the traffic. Praise The Lord!

Me & BF

The entrance ticket was quiet cheap and affordable, it was Rp. 15,000 (around US$ 1.5)/person, and there was no limited time for how long you'll be at the location - but it's recommended for each visitor to return before 5 PM, since Kawah Putih is still counted as a part of volcanic mountain.

Once we got there, I saw so many visitors since, yes, it was weekend, and people from the capital (Jakarta) also visited there to spend the day. Well, I didn't get the chance to take a picture at the main gate, since so many teenagers there- and I'm no longer one! *cough*. So we just took pictures when there was no crowd people around us.

Long way to reach crater

Okay, once we were about to enter the crater area, the smell of sulfur was strong and everywhere, glad I could handle it, but I had to let my bf wearing his mask since it made him feel not so comfortable, including when we took pictures. I was so understanding, I didn't want to ruin our day.

You could see at the picture that there was a longggg stairs heading to the main crater and we must walk through it. Although it looked tiring, we were having fun while enjoying the environment around the crater.

And, finally! Kawah Putih! Kawah Putih... Wow.. Was I overexcited? Seriously it was really cool... It was beyond my imagination, it looked like a giant lake and I felt like want to jump and swim in it (BF : 'you can't do that, hun' - Me : 'huh! *pout*').Ps : it's really beautiful in reality.

Only few stairs to go heading to the crater! And just look at this, TADAAAA !!!

Too bad, once I again I'm telling you that I'm not a good photographer so I couldn't explore the right angle, but trust me, I took so effort to capture this (considering how short I am...). It looked like we're at the beach, didn't it?

The nicest point was, we could stand near the crater, but just be careful of your safety, because there weren't special guards around the area to save people who, maybe slipped or sunk (?)- though as far my observation, I didn't see any.

We took a lot of pictures near the crater, but sorry, I'm just too shy to show it off here. The sulfur water color looked bluish-white or I could just say milky, just like mineral water but not that clear/transparent.

BF forbid me to place a hand or even step near the water, also I mustn't touch the water with my shoes, due to the hot temperature and the sulfur smell. Actually, I could feel the hot weather brought by the sun, so it wasn't so cold here.

From the picture you can see that sometimes, the sky was clear enough I could see all the scenery well, but there were times we were surrounded by fog, and everything was just ... fog, nothing else.

It looked like a snowy place, don't you think? But it wasn't.

Oopss.. self-cam time!

There was no special tourist guide who would explain us about this object, too bad, since I really wanted to know about the history of this place, its unique and.. everything, also BF was actually excited to learn new things about this, what's inside the crater, how was the genesis, well at least, we expected there would be a published book that will literally told us the information instead we had to open the wikipedia along our trip. Right?

As I remember, there was only a man's voice from a big speaker from somewhere (I couldn't locate where was the speaker, but I could hear it, though it wasn't too clear) talking from the microphone explaining about this and that directed to ALL visitors.

So far, I love visiting Kawah Putih, it was a beautiful place, but there was still not enough facilities provided; like cottage or just a restaurant - people I saw there was doing picnic-type, under the trees enjoying their meals - but there was no special point where we should spread the mat.

The souvenirs weren't various, I only found sulfur powder that can be used as a health therapy costed around Rp 10,000/pack (around ~US$ 1) and dragon root that claimed could cure diabetes costed Rp. 40,000/pack (around ~US$ 4). I expected there will be an icon for Kawah Putih, cute merchandises or simply shirt, hm... (Maybe later I will post about this special sulfur powder ^^). But really, really, I encourage you guys to visit here once in your lifetime, and I hope the government will pay more attention how to develop this lovely place.

And as the closing picture, is my very favorite picture... Nope, it's not a pre-wedding picture, LOL! It's still hundred years faraway!

Felt like we're in winter season. Awww~~~~ drooling ❤

So that's it for my travel story, sorry for the very long post because I really had some fun and every moment I got there was definitely precious and I would like to treasure each of it. I hope you enjoy reading it and got excited to visit this place someday, though I'm sure I'm not a good at persuading people, *chuckle.

Yesterday, I went to Jakarta with my boss to attend a meeting with one of our clients who directly came from Medan. We agreed to meet at Mbok Berek restaurant at Soepomo, I don't know why my boss chose this place, but based on his opinion, this restaurant has been famous with its Indonesian Fried Chicken, or we can say Ayam Goreng Kremes.

Once I entered the building, I was simply excited the surroundings and their Javanese theme decoration, you will see wood-carving dining tables with Batik-pattern tablecloth on each of them, also with Gamelan music as the background music. Too bad that I couldn't take any picture, since I was with my boss, lol, we weren't about to have a short trip, anyway.

We decided to take a seat near the entrance to feel the fresh wind due the heat, the waitress who was cleaning all the tables didn't give a nice recommendation for where should we sit. She simply answered 'Just choose the empty table, you can sit anywhere freely,' Eh?? I mean, I know we can just simply pick our seat but, couldn't she give us a nicer attitude ?

Okay, forget it, so let's continue to the main course, the waitress who served us suggested me to order Nasi Rames Spesial, as their very best menu for 1 person and I was too curious so I followed her advice.

The service took for a while, my boss were tired to wait any longer (he felt it's been a year for them preparing our orders). He simply said 'why so long?' as our dishes came, I just replied him with a slight smile when heard that.

Overall, it was a pleasant to have a chance eating there, although I have several points regarding my experience so I decided to make a review about this restaurant. So here it is:

Mbok berek Ny.Umi, with its motto :Ayam Desa Masuk Kota

Jl.Prof.Dr.Soepomo No. 14, Jakarta Selatan, DKI Jakarta 12870

Menu I ordered:

Nasi Rames Spesial Includes rice, ayam kremes, lalapan and gudeg, it tastes yummy. I didn't taste the sambal, but I think it's delicious too. I like salty things, and the salty point for this menu in total is : awesome and match my taste.

Hot Orange Simply, fresh and tasty.

Otak-otak better than Ampera's, love their otak-otak. As this is one of my favorite food.

Service:

Longgggg and I was bored waiting for my order. Some of waiters weren't skillful enough to catch the customers' code when they were about requesting additional order. Also, I didn't see some waiters who stand-by so we can call them when we need something.

So, regardless the long and unskillful service, I was satisfied with their food, and I will visit them again during my free time, not during office hour. Truly, this restaurant isn't a good option for a meeting place like I did also not a good place if you're in a hurry with hungry feeling.

Once you have free time, patient enough to wait eating this delicious food. Just visit this restaurant.

Hello, today I want to share about my experience about BB Cream Face Shop Faceit Power Perfection, so far this is my most favorite BB Cream, with good coverage and definitely contains magic that I've never seen before, Ha! And to be noted, this is my first BB Cream :)

I used to use Korean’s products VOS foundation, but once I asked my mother whether should I continue to use foundation for my daily activities, she answered ‘no’. She said it blocked my pores and too heavy for my skin, though she agreed that my current foundation at that time brought a good finishing and texture for my skin. But, still she suggested me to change my choice for daily cream. She offered me her morning cream which she has used for several months and has brought good result for her.

I wondered, but suddenly I remembered about BB Cream and felt so curious to use it. I’ve browsed some information about it previously, but I didn’t buy it since it was hardly found in my country, but since my cousin has been selling Korean’s products the urge to try BB Cream became even stronger .I started to contact her and asking her about BB Cream specialty and functions, I searched all over the internet too where you can find so many information regarding it. And finally I found this!

※ Marvelous airy-touch texture:
※ A light-as-air texture that smoothly melts into the skin upon application making skin comfortable and able to breathe.
※ Clinically tested. (Clinical trials to test firmness, moisturization, coverage, and long lasting ability)

How to use:
Dispense an adequate amount and apply to the entire faceAvailable in two shades: 01 Light Beige and 02 Natural Beige

My Story

I bought the sachet since I intended to try first before using it for a long term. So, I agree that the texture is light and very smooth compared to another BB Cream I've used recently. But at first the result wasn’t like what I’ve had expected, the final outcome wasn’t too good for me especially during afternoon with bright sunshine! I felt my face cracked! LOL! I assumed that this BB Cream is good or even best during night occasion, cold or winter weather, it will bring good (even more perfect!) result.

The shade I’ve used also brought a complete big failure since it’s light beige and didn’t suit me well, so funny I look like wearing a mask, I keep trying and trying how to maintain this, I shouldn’t turn this BB Cream into a waste right?

So in the end I kept trying how to use it until I decide to use moisturizer first before applying this BB Cream, though some people said it isn't necessary, wink, that's optional, really.

The texture melts easily, that makes it easy to apply to my face. It has a soft fragrance, nice smell though.

Before AfterMy skin is oily, large pores with some acnes, very sensitive and it would cause so many problems if I choose products carelessly. So after many of BB Creams she suggested me, I placed my decision on BB Cream Face Shop Power Perfection, natural shade. When I tried the shade, actually I’ve realized that it didn’t match my skin tone, since my skin is yellow natural – and so Asian…

My Rate

3,8 out of 5
So that is my rate about this cream, anyway, I still admit that I should buy the natural beige in the future, but still for daily occasion activities under the sunlight? No! I was hoping too much but it brought no satisfaction for me. I live in tropical country where the sun shines energetically and damn hot. But during cold weather, I super love this!

And remember to always wash your face with cold water before you use BB Cream ! It will affect your skin texture and it gives significant result to your finishing look ^^

This time I want to finally publish my delayed post sharing about my night cream which I have had used for about 3 months last year (not anymore, well you can see the result after read it), it's Pond's Flaweless White: Re-brightening Night Treatment, as you can see the image beside this text. I bought it randomly when I was hanging out with my mother and my cousin at Kings Fashion Store, Bandung. I was confused and hardly thinking about what should I use for my night treatment and my cousin suggested me this product since she has used it and found it suited her face well.

She offered me to use her cream before I decided to buy for my own, but I just smiled and answered 'It's fine, I'd buy one' so I bought it for about Rp. 70.000,00 or something (kinda forget the exact price).

I didn't look at it specifically detailed, but well if you ask me about its appearance and packaging, overall it's good, so feminine and cute - my main concern it the cream itself lol.

About the cream:

I've thrown away the packaging box so I didn't see the ingredients or whatever (sorry!). The cream itself is really soft and not that smelly, I really like it. I used it every night after washing and clean my face before I went to sleep. I put the cream all over my face including around my eyes area.

My mom always say that I shouldn't put many cream around my eyes, but I still put it since I'm trying hard to get rid of these dark circles around my eyes, this is so not recommended :)

Effects:

I found several satisfaction from using this product and how I was in love with this product so much:

1) When I woke up in the morning, I looked so fresh and my face becomes so glowy and more brighten.

2) My wrinkles around my eyes are slowly reducing and becomes smooth. Should I call it miracles?

3) Yes, my overall face becomes smooth and it makes me like to smile all the time.

But, why I won't purchase it anymore?

Although, I could say that this cream is really good, but this is meant to be used by teens and I'm not a teenager anymore. I'd rather to use Pond's Age Miracle (which I've bought to replace this cream and I will soon write my review about this). It gave very nice results but it didn't help me with my large pores and it's not that effective to keep my 'old' face skin from aging, dark spots and acne scars *uuhhhh*.

I give 3 out of 5 for Pond's Flaweless White: Re-brightening Night Treatment, because I was quiet satisfied with the outcome, it's just I'm not going to use it forever since it's just... medium? The brightening thing is in medium level and not too significant (or perhaps I'm just too fast making a conclusion when I've only used for about 3 months? But 3 months is already something right?).

Or because I simply didn't use all the products which may cause it wouldn't be effective, I take note for that :)